Entity Number: 295, The Shadows of The Past
Habitat: Any level to where Smilers reside.
Class: 4
Description:
Entity 295, or The Shadows of The Past, are humanoid entities that are invisible to the naked eye. Every single instance of the entity have been found in levels with Smilers in them. Many wanderers have had their lives taken away by this entity. One major aspect of this entity is that people don't know is what it's physical form looks like. There are many theories as to what it looks like, one of them being that it looks like a human. Others speculate that it looks like an alien. No matter what is the case will be, it might be impossible to reveal. These entities are rather smart. When taken in for an IQ test hosted by The Flare Legion, the final results sparked at an impressive 572IQ. The entity was tasked to find 3 wanderers that were in hiding within 3 different levels. Via the use of a single camera the entity picked up before setting off. They managed to find, and kill all three wanderers within the span of an hour.
Behaviors:
The entity has been observed to have really bizarre behaviors. The entity is capable of human speech, and knows over 600 dialects, however, it doesn't like to speak unless it is undergoing experiments. The entity likes to kill Smilers for its own leisure, sometimes using the Smiler it just killed as a source of food. This is because the entity is well aware on how a Smiler acts. Many instances of the entity have been holding a type of flower in their hands. The flowers species is currently unknown, however, it has its own purpose. The flower is used for memorials. The entity has shown compassion for those it has killed. In addition, the entity will leave a note stating the fact that it hates having to kill people. One instance of the entity in an interview said that anybody stepping on it's shadow will cause it to feel pain, anger, and hostility to however touched it last.
The entity will reside in areas with any light sources as they want their shadow casted. Some say they do this to get attention; others say they do this as an attempt to mitigate the pain they feel. In one small incident in Level 11, it as been said to wipe out an entire outpost of M.E.G solders, causing The M.E.G to close off all entrances to Level 11 until they knew what they were dealing with. The M.E.G waited, and waited for whatever the thing was to appear. 10 minutes into the investigation, the entity showed up, but it wasn't what they were expecting. It was, invisible, just a shadow. The agents reported to base saying the entity was just an invisible shadow. The team was feeling a bit sweaty, and decided to hop into the shade the entity was providing, little did they know, this was the last mistake they could ever pull off. At least 19 members have been killed, and 3 of them badly injured.
Biology:
The entity seems to form every time someone dies to a Smiler. One agent in the incident made a diary about the entities physical form. In the diary page, it is mentioned that the entity looks human, with pale blue skin, and red, bloodshot eyes. The entity seems to have organs in random areas inside their body, slightly alternating the appearance of each instance. The entity is unable to be killed by any use of brute force like guns, or even some levels of bombs. A nuke is enough to kill the entity, but it hasn't been tested yet. The entity displays mental trauma if asked about their past life as a human being. They will always respond with "It loves to smile, it love to smile. I don't know what else to say. PHYSICALLY and MELTALLY I have been inflicted with this curse. I can't remember my old life. I only remember my life after I died once. END MY SUFFERING YOU MERE MORTAL!"
It is very clear that this statement says they can't remember their past lives before killed. The entity hunts Smilers for it's well being as mentioned previously. The entity has a tendency of telling their origin story, as well as give extra information about themselves if they are able to remember their past. In some rare cases, the entity was able to count how many people they have killed on accident. On their own record, they have been able to wipe out 10 colonies from existence. The most recent colony that disappeared was on Level 623. All members of the colony were wiped from the face of The Backrooms. The entity has been undergoing many experiments for organ structure. Every single instance has a different body structure. The only structure that is normal is the skeletal structure. The bones may pierce the entities organs, causing pain. The entity doesn't seem bothered by this pain however.
Discovery:
| M.E.G's diary of discovery: Page 67-69
Hello, my name is John Hilbert, one of the three members that survived an incident with some sort of shadow creature. Unfortunately, I am the only one alive out of the three, as Hank Morton and Fredrik Jolly died due to natural causes about 12 years ago. What is this 'shadow creature' you maybe asking? Well, it is some sort of humanoid. I saw it's physical form, but it surprised me for sure. It was like, a human without it's skin, or, well, it still had it. The skin was like, pale blue, and pure white at times, which is weird. I personally find it to be very creepy, because, like, I have no idea how anything like that could survive in the wild, not to mention it likes to stay in bright areas. Should the bone melt away? I am getting sidetracked. We discovered this entity in Level 11 which has killed the entire outpost there. That I find insane. There was no fightback, there was no war, just death, blood, all of that everywhere on the outpost. I can't believe my very eyes that something like that could cause thousands of dollars in damage, if we had currency down here that is. Ok, I know what you are thinking, 'its just an entity why didn't you shoot it?' The answer to that is, we were unable to hurt it. Yes, I am not kidding, I tried, Holland tried, hell, even my best friend [REDACTED] tried. Seriously, this thing feels almost invincible. Sure, it feels pain, but from guns, NO, it ain't going to work bud. I seriously don't know how to kill this thing, I don't know. If I don't know, nobody is going to know. This is getting ridiculous. I am saying the same thing repeating myself over and over again. God I am going to get fired. Anyway, we have one currently in custody right now so we can investigate this things properties. We are going to see if the entity is capable of speech, find out it's intelligence level, and other shit like that. And at this point we got something. Finally. After 13 minutes. We got the entity to speak, but that's it. What a fucking waist... I can't wait for a way to kill this thing. God, after so many months of research, it's finally over. I can't wait to be out of this damn office, as I have been stuck in here for 2 whole months. I can't take it anymore. I have seen things left and right, I am starting to go completely insane, I can't take it anymore. All of this has been a complete waist of my time. I am resigning from being in this damn organization. I am forced to work my ass off until it's no more. If you don't believe me, ask my supervisor. I am calling this thing 'The Shadows of The Past". Seems fitting I am well aware. Just, please, by the time you are reading this, I might have already died, or became an Insanity (Wretches). Whatever the case maybe, avoid any shadows you see, human or not. If you do, try your best not to step on it at all please. I don't want to see anybody take their lives away because they don't know about this entities existence. Whatever you do, spread the information around, alright? |
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Do's and Don'ts:
Do:
There is nothing you can do if you encounter this entity. Just hope and pray you don't bump into their shadow. You are unable to kill these beasts. There is legit nothing anyone can do.
Don't:
Trample on their shadow. This will result in death. Again, just hope and pray you don't run into this entity during your travels.